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Di-n-octyl phthalate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

DNOP, Phthalic acid di-n-octyl ester

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H38O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
390.56
Beilstein:
1915994
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

density

0.980 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCOC(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)OCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C24H38O4/c1-3-5-7-9-11-15-19-27-23(25)21-17-13-14-18-22(21)24(26)28-20-16-12-10-8-6-4-2/h13-14,17-18H,3-12,15-16,19-20H2,1-2H3

InChI key

MQIUGAXCHLFZKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Di-n-octyl phthalate, belonging to the class of plasticizers, is found to be omnipresent in the environment. It is reported to be used in the manufacturing of flooring tiles, bottle cap liners, indirect food additives and toys.
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) is a mixed component of C6–C10 linear-chain phthalates which has the ability to impart flexibility in plastics and rubber materials. It is also used as plasticizer in PVC used in flooring and carpet tiles.

Application

DNOP has been used as standard during solid-phase microextraction followed by GC-MS analysis of phthalate esters in water sample examined after sonochemical degradation.
Di-n-octyl phthalate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in:
  • Soil samples using micellar electro-kinetic chromatography (MEKC), further confirmed by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID).
  • Bottled water using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
  • Plastic toys using gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID).

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

228.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

109.0 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Subchronic oral toxicity of di-n-octyl phthalate and di(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate in the rat.
Poon R
Food And Chemical Toxicology, 35(2), 225-239 (1997)
Personal care product use and urinary levels of phthalate metabolites in Mexican women
Romero-Franco M, et al.
Environment International, 437(5), 867-871 (2011)
Mono-(3-carboxypropyl) phthalate, a metabolite of di-n-octyl phthalate.
Calafat AM
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part A, 69(3-4), 215-227 (2006)
Determination of phthalates and adipate in bottled water by headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
Cao XL.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1178(1-2), 231-238 (2008)
Xueling Wu et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 176(1-3), 262-268 (2009-12-05)
Two bacterial strains were isolated from activated sludge using mixtures of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) as the sole source of carbon and energy. One of the isolates was identified as Gordonia sp. strain JDC-2 and the other as Arthrobacter sp.

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